Yep. That’s true. Spending has NOT DECREASED but GROWN the past 3 years.
But what’s the alternative?
The only way I can think of is this — ALL OF THESE HAVE TO HAPPEN:
1) Make sure Democrats don’t control Congress.
2) Elect budget hawks in Congress and Senate.
3) Make sure budget hawks have Filibuster proof majorities
Otherwise, we’ll be doing the same thing over and over again -— talk and whine until doomsday comes.
Just freeze spending for a year. No cuts, no increases. Inflation is low. 2019 was a good year for the country, no crisis if we repeat in 2020. Taxes are going up, we could grow our way out with even a tiny bit of discipline.
As a student of the art of war, this I know: You can’t attack on every front. Sometimes you simply have to hold in some places while you make a decisive move in one place
Much as I hate the idea of kicking the budget can down the road, it seems like the only alternative when all resources have to be devoted to foiling the evil machinations of the left.